MORE market observers are expecting the Singapore government to step in to cool the private residential market, while spiking construction costs overtook economic woes as the top potential risk factor that may temper sentiment in the next six months. That’s according to the latest Real Estate Sentiment Index published by the National University of Singapore […]
Read MoreIT ranks first when its comes to the highest paying job at officer level in Thailand with a monthly salary of 23,225-41,122 baht, as companies gear up for digital transformation, according to job search platform JobsDB. The result is presented in JobsDB’s Salary Report 2021, which examines the highest and lowest paid jobs by position […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The labour force survey conducted by the government showed that unemployment rate for 2020 had risen to a record level of 4.5% due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “The unemployment rate rose to 4.5% in 2020, the highest rate recorded since 1993 (4.1%), ” chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic below) […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — More banks are set to impose higher fees for ATM transactions done by non-bank clients using their networks amid the shift to a new charging method starting April 7. Under the new method, a cardholder would be charged for a withdrawal transaction or balance inquiry based on the fees of other banks […]
Read MoreAs the global economy is still mostly struggling with the health crisis, the start in 2021 is overshadowed by the hurdles of the previous year. Nevertheless, Vietnam may regain traction in economic growth. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham The Anh, chief economist from the Institute for Economic and Policy Research under Hanoi National University’s Economics University […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE maintains its top spot for digital inclusiveness among 82 countries around the world, in global consultancy Roland Berger’s Digital Inclusion Index 2020. But around 150 million adults in South-east Asia – or nearly a third of the population – remain excluded from digital technologies, casting a spotlight on the region’s digital divide. The report […]
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